Eric Roberts may be known as an accomplished actor, the older brother of Oscar winner Julia Roberts and the father of 23-year-old starlet Emma Roberts, but years ago, he had gained a reputation as one of Hollywoods biggest bad boys. Back in the 80s, Roberts off-screen antics -- including his drug use and an arrest for possession and trying to assault a police officer -- seemed to eclipse his notoriety as one of the eras most promising new actors. Today, Roberts life looks very different than it once did. The 58-year-old Academy Award nominee has enjoyed a successful career that includes more than 300 roles, and has been married to his wife, Eliza, for more than two decades. Though she fell for Roberts during his bad-boy heyday, Eliza tells Oprah: Where Are They Now? that she didnt quite see the troubled reputation that followed the young star. I cant think of a time Ive not been attracted to a bad boy, but he didnt seem that way at all when I met him! I mean, he had a cat on his lap, she recalls. And he had a big bottle of water. He just seemed like the opposite of his reputation. But Roberts says that his reputation as a hard-partying player wasnt unwarranted. I was only 21 when I became an international movie star, he says. I started just chasing the girls. The environment on film sets didnt make it any easier for such a rising young celebrity to stay out of trouble, either, he says. When I got into movies, they would send you to the prop truck and there would be lines of cocaine, he recalls. Everybody -- from the executives and producers to craft services -- was high on that drug. Everybody was wrecked on the movie set. It was out of control, and I was a kid. Roberts drug use escalated and began to take its toll not just personally, but professionally as well. I did lots of cocaine, he says. Of course it affected my career. When youre not 100 percent, people know it. Then, Roberts decided to make a change. I stopped in 87 with all the heavy stuff, he says. But I kept... revisiting it -- up until, really, my marriage. After he and Eliza wed in 1992, Roberts found himself faced with an ultimatum. My wife said, Its either me or that drug, he says. I chose her.Oprah: Where Are They Now? airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on OWN. Find OWN on your TV. Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter ift.tt/1ccesOT Eric Roberts: Everybody Was Wrecked On Film Sets In The 80s (VIDEO) mwfmusic, Entertainment
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:40:58 +0000
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